Ephesians 4:23 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:20-24

In Christ the transition effected from the old man to the new man. The apostle represents "believers" as having "learned Christ," not as having learned about him, but as having reached the true knowledge of him, having heard his voice and having been taught by him, as to "the truth as it is in Jesus"—a truth that carried them far apart from the frightful license of the heathen. We now understand the exact import of this truth. It is to put off the old man and put on the new man. It is, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:20-24

The true method of studying Christianity. "But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." These verses, including those back to the seventeenth, contain a general... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:23

And that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Between the first and second practical change, derived from being taught by Christ, the apostle inserts this counsel applicable to both. This renewal is the work of the Holy Spirit; how, then, can it be the subject of an exhortation to us? In this sense, that we are to prize, long for, encourage, watch, this work of the Holy Spirit, feeling it to be most vital and essential, not to be neglected without awful sin and danger. Usually the Holy... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:23

And be renewed - That is, it is necessary that a man who has been following these should become a new man; see the notes on John 3:3 ff., compare the notes on 2 Corinthians 4:16. The word used here - ἀνανεόω ananeoō - does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament; but it has the same meaning as the word used in 2 Corinthians 4:16, and Colossians 3:10. It means to make new, and is descriptive of the work of regeneration. This was addressed to the church, and to those whom Paul regarded as... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:20-24

Ephesians 4:20-24. But ye Believers at Ephesus; have not so learned Christ Or Christianity; that is, ye cannot act thus, now ye are acquainted with Christ and his gospel, which, you know, allows of no sin. If so be Or rather, seeing that, as ει γε , it seems, should be here rendered; ye have heard him Teaching you inwardly by his Spirit, as well as outwardly by his word; and have been taught by him Have been instructed in his religion; as the truth is in Jesus According to his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:17-32

The old and the new standards (4:17-32)Although believers have entered a new life through Christ, they still live in a society that does not know God and whose moral outlook is darkened by its ungodliness. The less Christian influence there is in the society, the lower the moral standards are. Christians, however, should not behave according to the commonly accepted practices of society. People without God, through repeatedly ignoring the warnings of conscience, can easily lose those feelings... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:23

renewed . Greek. ananeoo. Only here. Occurs frequently in Apocrypha. Implies that the whole course of life now flows in a different direction. See 2 Corinthians 4:16 ; 2 Corinthians 5:17 . spirit . App-101 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:23

Ephesians 4:23. And be renewed in the Spirit of your minds;— "This saving knowledge of Christ excites and binds you, not only to mortify your corruptions, but also to abound in all grace and holiness, that you may press after a still further renovation, through the sanctifyinginfluences of the Holy Spirit, in the inmost powers of the soul, which is of a spiritual nature, but is naturally all over depraved by the fall; and particularly after a growing renovation in your understanding, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:23

23. be renewed—The Greek (ananeousthai) implies "the continued renewal in the youth of the new man." A different Greek word (anakainousthai) implies "renewal from the old state." in the spirit of your mind—As there is no Greek for "in," which there is at :-, "in the vanity of their mind," it is better to translate, "By the Spirit of your mind," that is, by your new spiritual nature; the restored and divinely informed leading principle of the mind. The "spirit" of man in New Testament is only... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:17-32

2. Walking in holiness 4:17-32In the first part of this chapter Paul stressed the importance of living in unity in the church. He turned next to the importance of living in holiness."The Bible was written to be obeyed, and not simply studied, and this is why the words ’therefore’ and ’wherefore’ are repeated so often in the second half of Ephesians (Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 4:17; Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:1; Ephesians 5:7; Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 5:17; Ephesians 5:24)." [Note: Wiersbe,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:20-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:20-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 4:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 4:20-24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:17-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 4:23

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 4:23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 4:17-32

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